A.G.A.R. FF4 AAR - Day Three hundred & seventy-nine

[Aar1064]

The spoiler screws are Phillips flat top washer head screws. When I removed mine there wasn't any plating left so I didn't know what plating was used. Zinc or black phosphate. Frank Pullara has a survivor AAR which coincidentally is the same color and was gracious enough to take some pics verifying that they were zinc. That lead me to these. They are only in the PDF catalog page 18.

There is no other place on these cars that these type screws were used. IMO.

https://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/109-127.pdf

[6Pack70]

Awesome!!  Thanks so much Chet.  Enthusiasts helping other enthusiasts..... that's what it's all about.  Every one of us is somewhat sick with these cars.  It's best that we help each other through it. Lol

[anlauto]

Pressure washed some of the big stuff today before taking to the blasters....

Very rare to find any markings on the typical CDN car....

[anlauto]

Awesome!!  Thanks so much Chet.  Enthusiasts helping other enthusiasts..... that's what it's all about.  Every one of us is somewhat sick with these cars.  It's best that we help each other through it. Lol

That picture posted of the new one measures exactly the same as the screw in my picture. nice find

[anlauto]

More of the small parts blasted and everything in the two piles is now restored with all the attaching hardware...Things are moving nicely, but getting pretty boring...

[6Pack70]

Nice stuff!!!!     What does that spoiler in the second pic fit?

[anlauto]

Nice stuff!!!!     What does that spoiler in the second pic fit?

That's an elastomeric front bumper for a Cuda laying on it's face...does look odd at that angle.

[6Pack70]

   Need to get my eyes checked lol

[anlauto]

There is a lot of nuts and bolts in the front suspension and steering but they're all done now....pretty much have everything from the first two loads of media blasting painted now....

[anlauto]

...but guess what....the last load of sandblasting was finished today,,,,so I guess that means more paint fumes 

[6bblgt]

the front sway bar is "up-side-down" 

were the original front brake pads still on this AAR?

[anlauto]

 Can't believe you picked up on the sway bar...I must be rubbing off on you:haha: ...front pads were changed and one original caliper were missing....

[YellowThumper]

 

the front sway bar is "up-side-down" 

were the original front brake pads still on this AAR?

[anlauto]

Yup....actually out in the shop today working on New Years Day.....Welcome to 2019 everybody

I restored a ton of little parts over the last five weeks, I'll post some pictures of the finished components later when they're all finished up....but today I was working on the LCA's.

24hrs in muriatic acid did the job of removing all the rust....then a couple of good coats of Seymore's Stainless Steel paint, then cleared....They're not going to rust again...ever.


I like to assemble them before they go for their gooey dip in actual Cosmoline 

[76orangewagon]

Looks great as usual. Love watching the progress on all your builds.